Word: vermonters
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Time constraints will prevent the former Vermont governor from spending more time at Harvard, leaving many student Democrats disappointed, according to Harvard College Democrats President Andy J. Frank...
...crowded battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, two contenders have renounced public campaign funding this month. Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and Senator John F. Kerry, D-Mass., recently revealed their intentions to forgo public matching funds, wisely recognizing that to beat President Bush in the general election requires spending more than $45 million before the end of July. Public funding provides only $18.7 million at most and requires that candidates limit their spending to $45 million until after the July 31 convention. But the primary race will be decided months earlier, and the Democratic nominee will need further funds...
...were declaring him all but unstoppable after Wednesday's joint endorsement by Stern's union and the 1.4 million-member American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). As recently as six months ago, the betting was not if but when Dean would flame out. But the former Vermont Governor has roared ahead by defying three early assumptions about the race. When the leading candidates believed it would be political suicide to oppose George Bush on national security, Dean unambiguously inveighed against the Iraq invasion and caught the Democratic Party's antiwar wave. While the others were dialing...
...June, MoveOn held what was billed as the first Internet presidential primary, and more than 317,000 members voted. Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean grabbed the top spot with 44%--not quite the 50% MoveOn required to endorse a candidate but enough to give his candidacy the momentum it still enjoys. Dean's rivals grumbled that MoveOn had advised Dean on how to market himself to its members. Exley says the site had made the same offer to others, but "back then, the Dean campaign was the only one desperate enough to take...
...best weapon for the Chinese government is not to talk about it,” said Shiping Zheng, an associate professor of comparative politics at the University of Vermont. “The Chinese government has time on its side. They don’t see any benefits but a lot of risks by welcoming back the Dalai Lama...